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Bulletin Boards in a SNAP

Bulletin Boards in a SNAP was developed by the Wyoming State Nutrition Action Plan (SNAP) team. The purpose of the project is to communicate consistent nutrition messages through multiple channels in order to reduce the risk of overweight and obesity in Wyoming. Read the entire project overview [PDF]

Health and Nutrition Lesson Plans

Health Bites

James Madison University is offering WIC agencies the opportunity to utilize Health Bites, an interactive and educational website covering 23 topics related to health and nutrition, available in both English and Spanish. This website is offered free of charge to WIC agencies so that WIC participants throughout the nation may have access to this valuable resource. The website includes videos and games to help participants learn about healthy nutrition, physical activity, and other healthy lifestyle choices. Developed by James Madison University in collaboration with the Division of Community Nutrition, Virginia Department of Health, and with funding from the Food and Nutrition Services, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

To review the materials (enter w11-11-111 as your WIC family ID.) If you are interested in using these materials, James Madison University will send you a complete installation package that will allow you to customize the website with information about your state and agency. To receive more information or a free copy of the Health Bites website software for installation on your server, contact Laura Brennan at brennaLa@jmu.edu or call 540-435-7991.

Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Toolkit

This
guide by New York focuses on implementing a healthy lifestyle promotion action plan that is specifically tailored to a community. The toolkit guides staff through the assessment, implementation and evaluation stages of healthy lifestyle promotion plan.

Making It work Toolkit

This
toolkit by New York is an online resource tool for breastfeeding mothers who are returning back to work or school. The toolkit not only provides assistance and information to breastfeeding mothers, but it also provides assistance to the new mom's employer, family, and friends. There are four different toolkits that can be viewed and printed, as well as downloaded to a mobile device or computer for easy sharing. Please click here to read more information.

MyPlate Handouts

Nutrition Care Process: Success in WIC

This slide presentation [PDF] and toolkit [PDF] discuss using the Nutrition Care Process when counseling WIC clients. This information was presented at the National WIC Meeting in 2009 by Anne Bennett, Director of Nutrition Services at Tri-County Health Department, Greenwood Village, CO.

Nutrition Education Materials

This Web site from Texas includes a collection of fact sheets, handouts, lesson plans and modules that can be used for nutrition education in WIC.

Note: Some of the materials open in a new window which your computer may treat as a pop-up and
therefore block access (this is based on your security settings for blocking pop-up windows). Hold the control
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